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At The Time This Daily Dose Was Sent, Insured Americans Had Paid a “Hidden Tax” of $41,450,423,990 This Year In Additional Premium Costs To Cover Care For The Uninsured. Under the Microscope SENATE LOOKS FORWARD This morning AARP, Consumers Union, Families USA, and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, all groups representing real Americans who need health insurance reform, held a press conference stating their support of the Senate filing cloture on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Senate Democrats are expecting to hear back soon from the Congressional Budget Office on cost implications of their proposals and then they will move forward towards final passage. Read about the cloture process.
Read a report out today highlighting what the Senate bill would mean for each state – and what each state faces if we don’t act.
Health Care Headlines U.S. Study: 1 in 5 Lost Health Insurance in Past Year
Nearly 20 percent of the U.S. population -- or almost 60 million people -- went without health insurance at some point since January 2008, according to government estimates released Wednesday. [Reuters, 12/16/2009] Dems Ready to Push Health Bill Despite Setbacks
History may be calling but time's running out to act by Christmas, so Senate Democrats are coming to terms with the idea they won't get everything they want from health care overhaul. [Associated Press, 12/16/2009] Obama Urges Senate to Pass Health-Care Bill; Lieberman Signals Support
President Obama urged Senate Democrats on Tuesday to overcome lingering disputes and push a health-care overhaul through the chamber before Christmas, as vigorous negotiations continued behind the scenes to lock down the last votes needed for final passage. [Washington Post, 12/16/2009] A Determined Obama 'Cautiously Optimistic' Senate Will Pass Healthcare Overhaul
President Obama, acknowledging that he will have to accept serious compromises in the passage of a healthcare overhaul, insisted today that he would not let the public down on an issue that he had made the centerpiece of his first-year domestic agenda. [L.A. Times, 12/15/2009] Senate Healthcare Bill Advances With Rejection Of Imported Drugs
The path to enacting the first major healthcare overhaul in decades opened wider Tuesday, as the Senate voted down a divisive proposal for direct importation of prescription drugs, and President Obama rallied Democrats behind a decision to put aside one of liberals' most cherished ideas -- creating a government alternative to private medical insurance. [L.A. Times, 12/16/2009] Hospital, Physician Lobbyists Fought Medicare Buy-In Plan
Four days before the Senate jettisoned the idea of expanding Medicare to younger Americans, a dozen Senate Democrats, including some of the chamber's most liberal members, dispatched a stern letter warning that the proposal would make it harder for elderly patients in parts of the country to find care.
[Washington Post, 12/16/2009] Hoyer Optimistic a Health Deal Is Within Reach
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) is bullish on prospects for a final deal on health care reform, even after Senate Democrats dropped both the public insurance option and a Medicare expansion favored by liberals in his chamber. [Roll Call, 12/15/2009] A Dream For Insurance Companies? Must Be News To Them
Recently, a somewhat perplexing new line of argument has emerged about health insurance reform, with some folks suggesting the Senate bill is a "dream" for insurance companies.
[White House Blog, 12/16/2009] Read a related blog post. | 